I celebrated my own birthday by setting off north from Campo CA, and now a week in everything’s really and truly started, so it’s time to celebrate another birthday! Happy birthday to the woman who became my 43rd follower.

Dear follower, I am so happy that you’ve made it to yet another birthday. No single moment here on earth is guaranteed, and I’m so grateful that our moments overlapped at the beginning of this year. I was sad to leave you and so many others behind, but insofar as I can, I’m trying to share my adventures with you here and of course on my patreon.

As I pursue the far-off goal of reaching our northern border, I’m also pursuing just as crazy of a goal: to become a writer, really and truly. This blog is simply a rough draft and a practice for what my craft will become, but nonetheless, I hope it brings you joy to read these simple words.

Experiences are like water, and writing sometimes feels like attempting to catch water in a butterfly net. Regardless, adventures are worth having, and even the barest shadow of an adventure is worth the writing, and hopefully the reading.

Happy birthday today, and I wish you many more.

I hope that this writing, this craft I’m working to hone, brings you joy today and in the months ahead.